JUNE 16, 2019
A sign is posted explaining a technical glitch at a Target store in San Francisco on Saturday, June 15, 2019. A technological glitch stalled checkout lines at its stores exasperated shoppers and ate into sales at a prime time for retailers. - AP Photo/Michael Liedtke
Target's cash registers are back up and running after a system-wide outage on...
JUNE 15, 2019
Brief Scorecard: South Africa 131 for 1 (de Kock 68, Amla 40*) beat Afghanistan 125 all out (Rashid 35, Tahir 4-29, Morris 3-13) by nine wickets
Imran Tahir celebrates a wicket - Getty Images
CARDIFF, ENGLAND - South Africa decimated Afghanistan in Cardiff to chalk up their first win at the World Cup and keep their faint semi-final hopes alive.
The...
JUNE 15, 2019
A power plant in Norilsk, Russia. The United States is stepping up digital incursions into Russia’s electric power grid in a warning to President Vladimir Putin, current and former government officials said. (Sergey Ponomarev / The New York Times file)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States is stepping up digital incursions into Russia’s electric power grid in a...
JUNE 15, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Australia 334 for 7 (Finch 153, Smith 73, Maxwell 46) beat Sri Lanka 247 (Karunaratne 97, Kusal Perera 52, Starc 4-55) by 87 runs
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - Australia's best stuff, personified by Aaron Finch, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc, looked world-beating against Sri Lanka at The Oval. Yet there were still signs that...
JUNE 15, 2019
Something appears to have torn a hole in part of the Milky Way’s halo. The “dark substructure” was found via Gaia observations—a project set out to produce the most detailed 3D map of our galaxy—with Harvard scientist Ana Bonaca noticing a perturbation in a tidal stream.
She presented her findings at the American Physical Society’s April meeting.
As first...
JUNE 14, 2019
In what could potentially aggravate trade tensions between India and the US, New Delhi has decided to impose long-pending retaliatory tariffs on 29 US products. Washington had withdrawn duty-free benefits for Indian exports under its Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) effective June 5.
“The duty hikes will come into effect in normal course as the notification to postpone...
JUNE 14, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A senior Trump administration official said on Thursday there were “serious concerns” about India’s planned acquisition of Russian S-400 missile defense systems that could not only leave India vulnerable to sanctions but also “limit” interoperability between US and Indian militaries, a key focus of growing ties between the two countries.
India’s acquisition of S-400s “effectively...
JUNE 14, 2019
Brief Scorecard: England 213 for 2 (Root 100*, Bairstow 45) beat West Indies 212 (Pooran 63, Wood 3-18, Archer 3-30) by eight wickets
Southampton, ENGLAND - For England’s World Cup campaign, the wheels are back on. After dominating Bangladesh in Cardiff, they dismantled the West Indies in Southampton, with an eight-wicket victory that was one of the most...
JUNE 14, 2019
Close up of a 401k statement. - STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images
The House of Representatives recently passed a bill that may complicate retirement planning options for Americans.
The House passed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 on May 23. If enacted into law, it could be tricky for Americans who are not financially...
JUNE 14, 2019
A destroyed Russian tank is seen alongside one of two minarets built in the 12th Century in Ghazni city - Getty Images
An ancient tower in the Afghan city of Ghazni has collapsed, raising questions over the government's ability to protect the country's artefacts.
Footage uploaded to social media shows a fort in the old city crumbling.
The tower...
